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Genesis 19

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1 Přišli pak dva andělé do Sodomy u večer, a Lot seděl v bráně Sodomské. Kteréžto když uzřel, vstav, šel jim v cestu a sklonil se tváří až k zemi.

2 A řekl: Aj, prosím páni moji, uchylte se nyní do domu služebníka svého, a zůstaňte přes noc; umyjete také nohy své a ráno vstanouce, půjdete cestou svou. Oni pak odpověděli: Nikoli, ale přenocujeme na ulici.

3 Ale když on je velmi nutil, obrátivše se k němu, vešli do domu jeho. I udělal jim hody, a napekl chlebů přesných, i jedli.

4 Prvé pak než lehli, muži města toho, muži Sodomští, osuli se vůkol domu toho, od mladého až do starého, všecken lid odevšad.

5 I volali na Lota, a řekli jemu: Kde jsou ti muži, kteříž přišli k tobě v noci? Vyveď je k nám, ať je poznáme.

6 I vyšel k nim Lot ven, a zavřel po sobě dvéře.

7 A řekl: Prosím, bratří moji, nečiňte zlého.

8 Aj, mám teď dvě dcery, kteréžto nepoznaly muže; vyvedu je nyní k vám, čiňte s nimi, jak se vám líbí; toliko mužům těmto nic nečiňte, poněvadž vešli pod stín střechy mé.

9 I řekli: Odejdi tam! A mluvili: Sám se dostal sem pohostinu, a chce nás souditi? Nyní tobě hůř uděláme, než jim. I obořili se násilně na muže toho, totiž na Lota, a přistoupili, aby vylomili dvéře.

10 Tedy muži ti vztáhli ven ruku svou, a uvedli Lota k sobě do domu, a dvéře zavřeli.

11 A ty muže, kteříž byli přede dveřmi domu, ranili slepotou velikou, od nejmenšího až do největšího, tak že ustali, hledajíce dveří.

12 I řekli muži k Lotovi: Máš-li ještě zde koho, buď zetě neb syny své, neb dcery své, i všecko, což máš v městě, vyveď z místa tohoto.

13 Nebo zkazíme místo toto, proto že se velmi rozmohl křik jejich před Hospodinem, a poslal nás Hospodin, abychom zkazili je.

14 Vyšed tedy Lot, mluvil k zeťům svým, kteříž již měli pojímati dcery jeho, a řekl: Vstaňte, vyjděte z místa tohoto, nebo zkazí Hospodin město toto. Ale zdálo se zeťům jeho, jako by žertoval.

15 A když zasvitávalo, nutili andělé Lota, řkouce: Vstaň, vezmi ženu svou a dvě dcery své, kteréž tu jsou, abys nezahynul v pomstě města.

16 A když prodléval, chopili muži ruku jeho, a ruku ženy jeho, a ruku dvou dcer jeho, nebo se slitoval nad ním Hospodin; i vyvedli jej, a pustili za městem.

17 A stalo se, když je vedli ven, řekl jeden: Zachovejž život svůj, neohlédej se zpět, ani se zastavuj na vší této rovině; ujdi na horu, abys nezahynul.

18 I řekl jim Lot: Ne tak, prosím, páni moji.

19 Aj, nyní nalezl služebník tvůj milost před očima tvýma, a veliké jest milosrdenství tvé, kteréž jsi učinil se mnou, když jsi zachoval duši mou; ale jáť nebudu moci ujíti na tu horu, aby mne nepostihlo to zlé, a umřel bych.

20 Hle, teď jest toto město blízko, do něhož bych utekl, a toť jest malé; prosím, nechť tam ujdu; však pak neveliké jest, a živa bude duše má.

21 I řekl k němu: Aj, uslyšel jsem žádost tvou i v této věci, abych nepodvrátil města toho, o němž jsi mluvil.

22 Pospěšiž, ujdi tam; neboť nebudu moci učiniti ničehož, dokudž tam nedojdeš. A z té příčiny nazváno jest jméno města toho Ségor.

23 Slunce vzcházelo nad zemi, když Lot všel do Ségor.

24 A Hospodin dštil na Sodomu a naGomoru sirou a ohněm od Hospodina s nebe.

25 A podvrátil ta města i všecku tu rovinu, všecky také obyvatele těch měst, i všecko, což roste z země.

26 I ohlédla se žena jeho, jduc za ním, a obrácena jest v sloup solný.

27 Vstav pak Abraham ráno, pospíšil k místu tomu, kdež byl stál před Hospodinem.

28 A pohleděv k Sodomě a Gomoře,i na všecku zemi té roviny, uzřel, a aj, vystupoval dým z země té, jako dým z vápenice.

29 Stalo se tedy, když kazil Bůh města té roviny, že se rozpomenul Bůh na Abrahama, a vytrhl Lota z prostředku podvrácení, když podvracel města, v nichž bydlil Lot.

30 Potom vyšel Lot z Ségor, a bydlil na hoře té, a obě dvě dcery jeho s ním; nebo nesměl bydliti v Ségor. I bydlil v jeskyni s oběma dcerami svými.

31 I řekla prvorozená k mladší: Otec náš jest již starý, a není žádného muže na zemi, ješto by všel k nám podlé obyčeje vší země.

32 Poď, dejme píti otci našemu vína, a spěme s ním, abychom zachovaly z otce našeho símě.

33 I daly píti otci svému vína té noci; a všedši prvorozená, spala s otcem svým, kterýžto necítil, ani když lehla, ani když vstala.

34 Nazejtří pak řekla prvorozená k mladší: Aj, spala jsem včerejší noci s otcem svým; dejme mu píti vína ještě této noci; potom vejduc, spi s ním, a zachovejme símě z otce našeho.

35 I daly píti ještě té noci otci svému vína; a vstala ta mladší, a spala s ním; on pak necítil, ani když ona lehla, ani když vstala.

36 A tak počaly obě dcery Lotovy z otce svého.

37 I porodila prvorozená syna, a nazvala jméno jeho Moáb; onť jest otec Moábských až do dnešního dne.

38 I mladší také porodila syna, a nazvala jméno jeho Ben Ammon; onť jest otcem Ammonitských až do dnešního dne.

   

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2455. That 'she became a pillar of salt' means that all good accompanying truth was vastated becomes clear from the meaning of 'a pillar' and from the meaning of 'salt'. In the original language the word used for a pillar means something standing still, not however that used for a pillar which was erected either for worship, or as a sign or for a witness. Consequently 'the pillar of salt' mentioned here means that it - the truth meant by Lot's wife - stood as something vastated, 2454. Truth is said to be vastated when it no longer has any good within it - vastation itself being meant by 'salt'.

[2] As most things in the Word have two meanings, namely the genuine and the contrary to this, so also does 'salt'. In the genuine sense it means the affection for truth, in the contrary sense the vastation of the affection for truth, that is, of the good within truth. That 'salt' means the affection for truth, see Exodus 30:35; Leviticus 2:13; Matthew 5:13; Mark 9:49-50; Luke 14:34-35. That it also means the vastation of the affection for truth, that is, of the good within truth, is clear from the following places: In Moses,

The whole land will be brimstone and salt, a burning; it will not be sown, it will not sprout, nor will any plant come up on it, as at the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, of Admah and Zeboiim. Deuteronomy 29:23.

Here 'brimstone' is the vastation of good, and 'salt' the vastation of truth. That vastation is the meaning is evident from each detail.

[3] In Zephaniah,

Moab will be like Sodom, and the children of Ammon like Gomorrah, a place abandoned to the nettle, and a saltpit, and a desolation for ever. Zephaniah 2:9.

Here 'a place abandoned to the nettle' stands for vastated good, 'a salt pit' for vastated truth; for 'a place abandoned to the nettle' refers to Sodom, which has been shown to mean evil or vastated good, and 'a salt pit' to Gomorrah, which has been shown to mean falsity or vastated truth. That vastation is the meaning is evident from its being called 'a desolation for ever'. In Jeremiah,

He who makes flesh his arm will be like a bare shrub in the solitary place and will not see when good comes; and he will inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, a salt land and not inhabited. Jeremiah 17:5-6.

Here 'a parched land' stands for vastated goods, 'a salt land' for vastated truths.

[4] In David,

Jehovah turns rivers into a wilderness, and outgoings of waters into a dryness, a fruitful land into a salty waste because of the wickedness of those inhabiting it. Psalms 107:33-34.

'A fruitful land into a salty waste' stands for the vastation of the good within truth. In Ezekiel,

Its swamps and its marshes are not healed, they will be given up to salt. Ezekiel 47:11.

'Given up to salt' stands for being utterly vastated as regards truth. Because 'salt' meant vastation and 'cities' matters of doctrine concerning truth, as shown in 402, 2268, 2428, 2451, cities that had been destroyed were in former times sown with salt to prevent their being rebuilt, Judges 9:45. The description at this point is of the fourth state of the Church represented by 'Lot', a state in which all truth has been vastated as regards good.

  
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Psalms 106

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1 Praise Yahweh! Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

2 Who can utter the mighty acts of Yahweh, or fully declare all his praise?

3 Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.

4 Remember me, Yahweh, with the favor that you show to your people. Visit me with your salvation,

5 that I may see the prosperity of your chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that I may glory with your inheritance.

6 We have sinned with our fathers. We have committed iniquity. We have done wickedly.

7 Our fathers didn't understand your wonders in Egypt. They didn't remember the multitude of your loving kindnesses, but were rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea.

8 Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power known.

9 He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up; so he led them through the depths, as through a desert.

10 He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

11 The waters covered their adversaries. There was not one of them left.

12 Then they believed his words. They sang his praise.

13 They soon forgot his works. They didn't wait for his counsel,

14 but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland.

15 He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul.

16 They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron, Yahweh's saint.

17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.

18 A fire was kindled in their company. The flame burned up the wicked.

19 They made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped a molten image.

20 Thus they exchanged their glory for an image of a bull that eats grass.

21 They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,

22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome things by the Red Sea.

23 Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had Moses, his chosen, not stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, so that he wouldn't destroy them.

24 Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They didn't believe his word,

25 but murmured in their tents, and didn't listen to Yahweh's voice.

26 Therefore he swore to them that he would overthrow them in the wilderness,

27 that he would overthrow their seed among the nations, and scatter them in the lands.

28 They joined themselves also to Baal Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

29 Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. The plague broke in on them.

30 Then Phinehas stood up, and executed judgment, so the plague was stopped.

31 That was credited to him for righteousness, for all generations to come.

32 They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled for their sakes;

33 because they were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke rashly with his lips.

34 They didn't destroy the peoples, as Yahweh commanded them,

35 but mixed themselves with the nations, and learned their works.

36 They served their idols, which became a snare to them.

37 Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.

38 They shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. The land was polluted with blood.

39 Thus were they defiled with their works, and prostituted themselves in their deeds.

40 Therefore Yahweh burned with anger against his people. He abhorred his inheritance.

41 He gave them into the hand of the nations. Those who hated them ruled over them.

42 Their enemies also oppressed them. They were brought into subjection under their hand.

43 Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their counsel, and were brought low in their iniquity.

44 Nevertheless he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry.

45 He remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.

46 He made them also to be pitied by all those who carried them captive.

47 Save us, Yahweh, our God, gather us from among the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to triumph in your praise!

48 Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting! Let all the people say, "Amen." Praise Yah! BOOK V